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At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 15, 2012, David Rothbart, MD, medical director of Spine Team Texas and board chairman of Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake (Texas), shared six best practices for…
There are several outpatient specialties that evolved greatly over the past five years, and pain management is one that greatly differs from when it first hit the scene. At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in…
Adding spine and orthopedics to an ambulatory surgery center is not a cake walk, as there are several points to know regarding their background and how they should be treated in managed care contracting negotiations.
At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 15, 2012, Kenny Hancock, president and chief development officer of Meridian Surgical Partners, shared six key ways for healthcare professionals to develop a spine-driven ASC.
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In an interview with the British newspaper The Guardian, former CMS administrator Donald Berwick, MD, said he doesn't think healthcare in the United States "will ever go back" to a pre-reform state.
This is a list of 23 ambulatory surgery centers driven by orthopedic spine and neurosurgery procedures. If you would like to recommend another spine-driven ASC for the list, please contact Laura Miller at lmiller@beckershealthcare.com. Sign up for our FREE Spine…